Al Green

In the last 12 months, the editors of Blender have listened to an estimated 6,380 CDs, not to mention EPs, MySpace demos, and Lil Wayne mixtapes. After ca...

In the last 12 months, the editors of Blender have listened to an estimated 6,380 CDs, not to mention EPs, MySpace demos, and Lil Wayne mixtapes. After careful consideration and an embarrassing amount of arguing and crying, we have compiled our list of the 33 best CDs of the year (as well as the 144 best songs).  -Rob Tannebaum, Music Editor Blender Magazine